Norman
Last seen for girls in 1988 at #8,391 · #1,196 for boys in 2025, 169 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 5,426 births
- Debut · boys
- 102 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 63 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 253,160since 1880
Norman over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,196 | 169 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,308 | 149 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,360 | 138 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,191 | 168 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,165 | 170 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,127 | 174 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,193 | 160 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,202 | 156 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,116 | 172 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,077 | 183 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,231 | 148 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,097 | 174 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,135 | 160 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,145 | 160 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,309 | 130 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,209 | 147 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,125 | 164 | |
| 2008 | — | #995 | 196 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,005 | 192 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,008 | 182 | |
| 2005 | — | #906 | 197 | |
| 2004 | — | #842 | 211 | |
| 2003 | — | #791 | 220 | |
| 2002 | — | #810 | 210 | |
| 2001 | — | #756 | 228 | |
| 2000 | — | #663 | 271 | |
| 1999 | — | #698 | 240 | |
| 1998 | — | #645 | 271 | |
| 1997 | — | #599 | 295 | |
| 1996 | — | #637 | 264 | |
| 1995 | — | #615 | 279 | |
| 1994 | — | #566 | 328 | |
| 1993 | — | #517 | 393 | |
| 1992 | — | #500 | 405 | |
| 1991 | — | #429 | 520 | |
| 1990 | — | #469 | 444 | |
| 1989 | — | #418 | 497 | |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #403 | 492 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #368 | 525 |
| 1986 | — | #370 | 503 | |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #334 | 574 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #324 | 594 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #313 | 624 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #312 | 634 |
| 1981 | — | #292 | 685 | |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #286 | 725 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #291 | 695 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #266 | 739 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | #262 | 755 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #244 | 825 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #241 | 849 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #215 | 1,000 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #219 | 987 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #198 | 1,171 |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | #190 | 1,342 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #181 | 1,522 |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | #169 | 1,647 |
| 1968 | #2,708 | 22 | #155 | 1,767 |
| 1967 | #2,781 | 20 | #146 | 1,955 |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | #137 | 2,171 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | #134 | 2,302 |
| 1964 | #3,515 | 14 | #144 | 2,258 |
| 1963 | #2,780 | 20 | #138 | 2,478 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #130 | 2,788 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #134 | 2,687 |
| 1960 | #2,432 | 24 | #132 | 2,700 |
| 1959 | #2,596 | 20 | #131 | 2,776 |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 | #125 | 3,074 |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 | #118 | 3,340 |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | #107 | 3,417 |
| 1955 | #2,063 | 27 | #102 | 3,411 |
| 1954 | #3,325 | 12 | #99 | 3,417 |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | #98 | 3,372 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #96 | 3,572 |
| 1951 | #2,810 | 14 | #90 | 3,729 |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 | #90 | 3,641 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #90 | 3,668 |
| 1948 | #2,329 | 18 | #85 | 3,894 |
| 1947 | #2,637 | 15 | #81 | 4,410 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #76 | 4,161 |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | #65 | 3,726 |
| 1944 | #1,609 | 26 | #58 | 4,065 |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 | #56 | 4,522 |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 | #53 | 4,683 |
| 1941 | #1,649 | 23 | #49 | 4,459 |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 | #48 | 4,576 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #44 | 4,742 |
| 1938 | #1,182 | 38 | #43 | 4,953 |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 | #43 | 4,673 |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | #43 | 4,645 |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | #38 | 5,043 |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 | #38 | 4,989 |
| 1933 | #1,123 | 39 | #37 | 4,959 |
| 1932 | #1,043 | 46 | #37 | 5,268 |
| 1931 | #1,199 | 36 | #36 | 5,426 |
| 1930 | #1,161 | 41 | #40 | 5,289 |
| 1929 | #968 | 55 | #40 | 5,157 |
| 1928 | #1,097 | 47 | #39 | 5,590 |
| 1927 | #1,097 | 48 | #39 | 5,494 |
| 1926 | #1,004 | 55 | #39 | 5,282 |
| 1925 | #1,296 | 37 | #41 | 4,975 |
| 1924 | #1,382 | 35 | #42 | 5,045 |
| 1923 | #1,556 | 28 | #44 | 4,706 |
| 1922 | #1,285 | 37 | #44 | 4,527 |
| 1921 | #1,668 | 26 | #46 | 4,479 |
| 1920 | #1,375 | 33 | #47 | 4,109 |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 | #48 | 3,809 |
| 1918 | #1,497 | 28 | #49 | 3,867 |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 | #46 | 3,788 |
| 1916 | #1,533 | 24 | #48 | 3,609 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | #50 | 3,262 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | #54 | 2,335 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #57 | 1,748 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #61 | 1,367 |
| 1911 | — | #63 | 691 | |
| 1910 | — | #63 | 557 | |
| 1909 | — | #75 | 415 | |
| 1908 | — | #74 | 374 | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #75 | 362 |
| 1906 | — | #76 | 324 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #71 | 350 |
| 1904 | — | #77 | 305 | |
| 1903 | — | #86 | 238 | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | #84 | 256 |
| 1901 | — | #83 | 238 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #82 | 316 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #83 | 223 |
| 1898 | — | #96 | 207 | |
| 1897 | — | #91 | 197 | |
| 1896 | — | #104 | 178 | |
| 1895 | — | #90 | 211 | |
| 1894 | — | #95 | 199 | |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #105 | 166 |
| 1892 | — | #98 | 191 | |
| 1891 | — | #99 | 163 | |
| 1890 | — | #107 | 156 | |
| 1889 | — | #112 | 141 | |
| 1888 | — | #107 | 156 | |
| 1887 | — | #113 | 119 | |
| 1886 | — | #96 | 161 | |
| 1885 | — | #116 | 118 | |
| 1884 | — | #113 | 130 | |
| 1883 | — | #120 | 106 | |
| 1882 | — | #130 | 107 | |
| 1881 | — | #124 | 95 | |
| 1880 | — | #131 | 102 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Norman was already there! It came in at #131, and was given to 102 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 140 boys a year got the name.
Where Norman is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#39 · 1 in 184
- Maine#47 · 1 in 226
- Rhode Island#48 · 1 in 256
- Vermont#60 · 1 in 282
- Massachusetts#65 · 1 in 418
Best ever in a state: #14 in Idaho, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #39 | 32 | 1 in 184 |
| Maine | #47 | 46 | 1 in 226 |
| Rhode Island | #48 | 36 | 1 in 256 |
| Vermont | #60 | 14 | 1 in 282 |
| Massachusetts | #65 | 133 | 1 in 418 |
| Delaware | #68 | 14 | 1 in 357 |
| Connecticut | #70 | 58 | 1 in 426 |
| Idaho | #72 | 21 | 1 in 345 |
| Arizona | #76 | 43 | 1 in 329 |
| Oregon | #76 | 46 | 1 in 389 |
| Alaska | #82 | 9 | 1 in 352 |
| South Dakota | #83 | 20 | 1 in 411 |
| Michigan | #85 | 193 | 1 in 519 |
| Iowa | #87 | 55 | 1 in 558 |
| Pennsylvania | #88 | 216 | 1 in 570 |
| Virginia | #88 | 108 | 1 in 411 |
| New Jersey | #89 | 91 | 1 in 648 |
| Washington | #90 | 69 | 1 in 461 |
| Maryland | #91 | 63 | 1 in 501 |
| Hawaii | #95 | 21 | 1 in 351 |
| Illinois | #96 | 189 | 1 in 594 |
| West Virginia | #96 | 40 | 1 in 539 |
| Kentucky | #98 | 64 | 1 in 568 |
| New York | #98 | 252 | 1 in 699 |
| Florida | #99 | 103 | 1 in 458 |
| Indiana | #100 | 86 | 1 in 643 |
| District of Columbia | #103 | 27 | 1 in 554 |
| Missouri | #106 | 76 | 1 in 633 |
| Ohio | #108 | 166 | 1 in 697 |
| North Carolina | #112 | 97 | 1 in 572 |
| Nevada | #115 | 5 | 1 in 537 |
| California | #116 | 273 | 1 in 614 |
| Tennessee | #117 | 62 | 1 in 661 |
| Alabama | #122 | 69 | 1 in 579 |
| Wyoming | #123 | 6 | 1 in 584 |
| Minnesota | #125 | 41 | 1 in 975 |
| South Carolina | #125 | 49 | 1 in 628 |
| Montana | #130 | 12 | 1 in 658 |
| Wisconsin | #133 | 43 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Louisiana | #135 | 65 | 1 in 650 |
| Nebraska | #137 | 20 | 1 in 802 |
| New Mexico | #137 | 18 | 1 in 675 |
| Kansas | #138 | 31 | 1 in 799 |
| Oklahoma | #138 | 31 | 1 in 801 |
| Arkansas | #139 | 27 | 1 in 753 |
| Utah | #139 | 16 | 1 in 751 |
| Colorado | #143 | 24 | 1 in 849 |
| Georgia | #143 | 63 | 1 in 796 |
| Mississippi | #146 | 34 | 1 in 839 |
| Texas | #165 | 135 | 1 in 918 |
| North Dakota | #197 | 5 | 1 in 1,485 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Norman
- 112 spots since 2024 (#1,308 → #1,196)
- 69 spots since 2020 (#1,127 → #1,196)
- 35 spots since 2015 (#1,231 → #1,196)
- Biggest jump: 40 spots in 1991 (#469 → #429)
- Biggest drop: 130 spots in 2009 (#995 → #1,125)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #36 (5,426 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 29 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 63 yrs · run 1897–1954
- Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1880–2005
- Highest: 1 in 192 boys born in 1931 were named Norman (0.52%)
- Latest: 1 in 10,107 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 19.7% of all boys named Norman (49,987) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,235 | #96 (1886) | #116 |
| 1890s | 1,891 | #83 (1899) | #97 |
| 1900s | 3,178 | #71 (1905) | #78 |
| 1910s | 25,033 | #46 (1917) | #54 |
| 1920s | 49,364 | #39 (1928) | #42 |
| 1930s | 49,987 | #36 (1931) | #40 |
| 1940s | 42,164 | #48 (1940) | #66 |
| 1950s | 33,749 | #90 (1951) | #106 |
| 1960s | 22,753 | #130 (1962) | #142 |
| 1970s | 9,885 | #181 (1970) | #231 |
| 1980s | 5,853 | #286 (1980) | #342 |
| 1990s | 3,439 | #429 (1991) | #568 |
| 2000s | 2,071 | #663 (2000) | #890 |
| 2010s | 1,590 | #1,077 (2016) | #1,171 |
| 2020s | 968 | #1,127 (2020) | #1,225 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Norman in 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 105,669 of them was named Norman, which outranked 62.0% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,530Vallerie20
- #2,530Verlinda20
- #2,530Verline20
- #2,622Norman19
- #2,622Alayne19
- #2,622Alisia19
- #2,622Altha19
- #2,725Alejandra18
- #2,725Arie18
- #2,725Avery18
Tied with 102 names at #2,622; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 619 of them was named Norman, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.